A hallway inside the Pioneer Hotel, July 6, 1960. “Cage Hotels” were essentially plywood cubicles with chicken wire covering the tops to prevent would-be thieves. The Pioneer Hotel rented out rooms by the week and month at rates much cheaper than most apartments, albeit with few. While the people who used these boardinghouses were often classified as homeless, many actually lived in the same room for decades. Photograph by Dick Palen.
Halvor H. Quie’s headstone, undated. It uses the original Norwegian spelling of his surname: Kvi. Used with the permission of the photographer, Jeff M. Sauve.
St. Paul Winter Carnival Parade, 1957, featuring the Hamm’s Beer float with the Hamm’s bear, squirrels, and duck. From the St. Paul Winter Carnival Photograph Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
St. Paul Winter Carnival Parade, 1958, featuring the Hamm’s Beer float “Golden Page in History.” The Hamm’s bear wears a coonskin cap. From the St. Paul Winter Carnival Photograph Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.